VLSI Technology LLC v. Intel Corporation

  1. May 29, 2025

    Intel Convinces Texas Jury That Fortress Controls VLSI

    A Texas federal jury on Thursday found that Fortress Investment Group controls both VLSI Technology and Finjan Holdings, and a judge will now decide whether that means Intel can escape findings that it infringed VLSI's patents by invoking its license with Finjan.

  2. May 28, 2025

    Intel Pushes Fortress, VLSI On Financial Control Limits

    Intel Corp. tried to convince an Austin federal jury Wednesday that Fortress Investment Group's power to say "no" when VLSI Technology LLC requests money, among other override authorities, makes clear who has actual control over VLSI's finances, even if that "no" has never been invoked.

  3. May 27, 2025

    Fortress' Power On VLSI Board Takes Spotlight At Trial's Start

    Fortress Investment Group's head of intellectual property told a Texas federal jury Tuesday that his company's overlap with investment funds that run VLSI Technology and Finjan Holdings highlights its dedication to overseeing investors' best interests, not that Fortress controls the funds.

  4. May 21, 2025

    What To Know Before VLSI, Intel's Patent License Trial

    Over the last several years, VLSI Technologies has racked up infringement awards in an expansive multibillion-dollar fight against Intel, but those could be rendered moot after a trial next week, when a Texas federal jury reviews a question central to determining whether Intel already has a license to VLSI's patents.

  5. April 10, 2025

    Albright Sends VLSI-Intel Licensing Question To Trial

    A Texas federal jury must determine whether VLSI Technology is controlled by Fortress Investment Group before a judge can then decide whether Intel Corp.'s license with a Fortress affiliate extends to VLSI's patents, U.S. District Judge Alan Albright ruled Thursday.

  6. March 25, 2025

    Intel Says Trial Should Answer License Issue In VLSI Case

    Intel Corp. told U.S. District Judge Alan Albright that a trial in its high-stakes patent infringement fight with VLSI Technology should focus on teasing out a disputed ownership structure that could inform whether the technology company has a license to use the chip patents.

  7. March 03, 2025

    VLSI Maintains Intel Doesn't Have A Free License To Its IP

    VLSI Technology has urged U.S. District Judge Alan Albright to reinstate his 2022 decision that Intel Corp. doesn't have a license to its patents, saying no facts impacting a potential license have changed in the interim.

  8. February 28, 2025

    Intel Wants License Question Settled Before VLSI Trial In May

    Intel Corp. is asking U.S. District Judge Alan Albright to hold that a license it has with Finjan Holdings also covers patents owned by its affiliates, meaning a jury would only decide whether its litigation foe VLSI Technology is one of those affiliates.

  9. December 03, 2024

    Intel's License Fight With VLSI In Texas Gets May Trial Date

    A Texas federal judge has set a May trial date for Intel's claim that it already has a license to VLSI's chip patents in their multibillion-dollar dispute.

  10. July 12, 2024

    VLSI Continues Fight Against Intel In Patent Litigation

    VLSI has launched a fight in Texas federal court against an argument that Intel made in Delaware federal court that it had a license to various patents.